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religion to be the bottom line is american seem to be losing their faith in organized religion which might be less of a sign of their waning spirituality and more of an indication that it might be time to reorganize. so there's a lot of reasons this could be happening and no matter what you might believe religion does have a tangible social political and economic impact on the u.s. socially for legend defiance moral rights and wrongs and draws the line when it comes to human decency politically the people who say they have no religious affiliation tend to sway to the left was over seventy five percent of people were. voting for president obama in the last election they tend to be more accepting of abortion and gay marriage economically the father of modern sociology max weber drew the connection between the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism mark chapter twelve or seventeen the new testament speaks about money and taxes when jesus says give to caesar what belongs to caesar and to god what belongs to god islam to this day outlaws charging interest buddhism instructs its fol
religion to be the bottom line is american seem to be losing their faith in organized religion which might be less of a sign of their waning spirituality and more of an indication that it might be time to reorganize. so there's a lot of reasons this could be happening and no matter what you might believe religion does have a tangible social political and economic impact on the u.s. socially for legend defiance moral rights and wrongs and draws the line when it comes to human decency politically...
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telling them other people's religions telling them what they're more. those are will make our own moral decisions and that's what atheism brings to the table you're already making your own moral decisions with atheism you get to take credit for it and the responsibility and david levy talk about it if you think you did go ahead and bring up mitt romney let's talk about religion and politics president obama is a christian mitt romney is a mormon how does their religion affect their leadership ability and that's the big question that we would like to see answered we don't really care about what religion they profess i don't really care that mitt romney is a mormon i care that mitt romney has not spoken against the mormon church is disgusting infringement on public life in california i don't really care about the fact that president obama is a christian i do care about the fact that he has left the faith based initiatives intact which funnel federal money to mostly christian churches what we care about is how they let their religion usurp their are authori
telling them other people's religions telling them what they're more. those are will make our own moral decisions and that's what atheism brings to the table you're already making your own moral decisions with atheism you get to take credit for it and the responsibility and david levy talk about it if you think you did go ahead and bring up mitt romney let's talk about religion and politics president obama is a christian mitt romney is a mormon how does their religion affect their leadership...
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there was very little religion. my father wasn't religious at all. but he was really interested in the subject of, you know, the birth and growth of islam. he basically transmitted that interest to me. so when i studied history at cambridge, i did a special subject in that exactly. while i was studying it was where i came across the so-called incident of the satanic verses. >> brown: you say in the book you noted good story. >> 20 years later i find out how good a story it was. >> brown: you wrote when you finished the satanic verses you thought it was the least political of the novels you had written at the time. you were genuinely surprised at what had happened. >> i thought i was very respectful about islam. yes from a secular point of view but it talks about the birth of this religion and i thought it was pretty admiring of the person at the center of it, the prophet of islam. >> brown: what did you think you were doing? what did you think you were saying about the religion in the novel? >> most of the novel is
there was very little religion. my father wasn't religious at all. but he was really interested in the subject of, you know, the birth and growth of islam. he basically transmitted that interest to me. so when i studied history at cambridge, i did a special subject in that exactly. while i was studying it was where i came across the so-called incident of the satanic verses. >> brown: you say in the book you noted good story. >> 20 years later i find out how good a story it was....
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>> most of the novel is not about religion. most of the novel is about immigration to england but these dream sequences i thought i was doing two things. one is inquiring into the phenomenon of revelation. if you are not a religious person. but clearly it's a sincere phenomenon. what is it? if you were standing next to the prophet on the mountain, would you have seen the archangel? my answer to that is probably not. even though it's supposed to be a really big archangel. he describes it as the archangel gabriel as standing on the horizon and filling the sky. that's a big angell. i thoughtyou know, i uld probably not have seen that. on the other hand, he's obviously completely telling the truth. so then what is that? that's what i wanted to explore. then i wanted to talk about how ideas are born. and the big question that the book asks in a number of ways about a number of things is that how does a new idea come into the world? and using that... the birth of religion, it suggests that you have two tests. you have the test of wea
>> most of the novel is not about religion. most of the novel is about immigration to england but these dream sequences i thought i was doing two things. one is inquiring into the phenomenon of revelation. if you are not a religious person. but clearly it's a sincere phenomenon. what is it? if you were standing next to the prophet on the mountain, would you have seen the archangel? my answer to that is probably not. even though it's supposed to be a really big archangel. he describes it...
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then we kind of made it a religion and went to war. so, somebody is pointing to the moon as people are doing, you should be looking at the moon instead of otherwise. >> job as we know went through many, many trials. you wonder -- as i am reading, why do bad things happen to good people. then you get to that on the next page. i think a lot of that resonate with people right now. people dealing with adversity, with not being able to find a job, worrying about losing their homes and that kind of thing and you think why can't god help me. i am living a good life and it doesn't make sense of my understanding of god. >> it doesn't. the same question. what job goes through, if there is god, why did he allow the hot cost, why does -- holocaust, why does cancer occur. so, the very first problem is why had you had "he" allow. god becomes agued. >> that is true. >> he is psychology, emotional and spiritual, which job goes through by the way until he find as deeper identity beyond job. you are not this person i am speaking to. you are a consciousn
then we kind of made it a religion and went to war. so, somebody is pointing to the moon as people are doing, you should be looking at the moon instead of otherwise. >> job as we know went through many, many trials. you wonder -- as i am reading, why do bad things happen to good people. then you get to that on the next page. i think a lot of that resonate with people right now. people dealing with adversity, with not being able to find a job, worrying about losing their homes and that...
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. -- observent of their religion. and it seemed to me they were being asked to speak to a swing voter group which is very important to them. which is women. young women. of childbearing age. who are paying very close attention. >> we're going to see that answer replayed. or we may not see it. but through direct mail, through targeted online advertising, to women and other things, the obama campaign, that they have a new opportunity here with congressman ryan's sort of suggestion that i think he said something like we changed these laws through democratic processes or something. so meaning that there could be some type of a law. a change coming up here. so in the whole suggestion of the supreme court, which really hasn't been a big topic of discussion. all these conversations are going on in sub groups. so that is what's going on right now. is sort of this microcampaign. they know exactly, specific areas of interest for each voter and that's why they've been microtargeting things and things going on which we can't even
. -- observent of their religion. and it seemed to me they were being asked to speak to a swing voter group which is very important to them. which is women. young women. of childbearing age. who are paying very close attention. >> we're going to see that answer replayed. or we may not see it. but through direct mail, through targeted online advertising, to women and other things, the obama campaign, that they have a new opportunity here with congressman ryan's sort of suggestion that i...
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i want to talk about religion. >> brian: a lot of people, a lot of people question their religion. but the churchs by me are always packed. every single week. >> bob: you go to church every day, i think, right? >> eric: i have not missed lighting candles for "the five" and "the five" viewers one day for doing the show, year and three months. go to st. patrick. i did notice the research of the 45 million people who don't ascribe to any religion, 58% of those people believe in god. which is good. there is hope. >> bob: the number of people over 60 who believe and have religious affiliation, only 7% don't. under 30 is 35% or 38%. how do you factor that in? >> dana: if you are interested in how to be successful in your life, one thing to look at is -- do you remember i talked about charles murray who wrote the book "coming apart." he looks at the successful factor of families in two towns. fish town and belmont. belmont where they are successful five factors, one is work, number of hours work. another one of the five was charm attendance. regular church attendance. it does give you a c
i want to talk about religion. >> brian: a lot of people, a lot of people question their religion. but the churchs by me are always packed. every single week. >> bob: you go to church every day, i think, right? >> eric: i have not missed lighting candles for "the five" and "the five" viewers one day for doing the show, year and three months. go to st. patrick. i did notice the research of the 45 million people who don't ascribe to any religion, 58% of those...
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. >> there was other things such as terrorist attacks religion and that was also discussed. >> owabortion that was discusse. >> if you are and a republican you were satisfied. >> i think the bicandace in a c candidates in a corner. >> if you are going to score this on points then by dan came out ahead. he was clear when he stated that it we want to send the troops in afghanistan. if you are going to find people who are going to be upset about the debate it is probably because they felt that brian had more tougher questions. >> sheet faxed both candidate asked both candidatesi think joe biden smile was the big winner. twitter was blowing up with questions. i think joe biden did very well. >> if you like to connect with michael you can go at michaelyaki.com >> there were more than 60 commons within a half hour. >> ryan's closing statement was strong. >> by dan clearly won the debate he came out strong and he was knowledgeable. >> there is a quick reminder that the next presidential debate between obama and romney will be this coming tuesday october the 16th and ito that was the victorious s
. >> there was other things such as terrorist attacks religion and that was also discussed. >> owabortion that was discusse. >> if you are and a republican you were satisfied. >> i think the bicandace in a c candidates in a corner. >> if you are going to score this on points then by dan came out ahead. he was clear when he stated that it we want to send the troops in afghanistan. if you are going to find people who are going to be upset about the debate it is...
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religion is important people see religious freedom is about practicing any religion. and is a strong driver of public opinion. people think the individual freedom of religion should be protected zero burma government was. it is central to how people view the values that guide them. looking specifically about issues that relate this to religious liberty, there is a majority to protect the rights individuals not only in terms of abortion, employment or same-sex couples but to protect their right to of those in the position to follow the law that disagrees with their prospective. the public is very open that professionals should be able to follow there religious beliefs as well. immigration. it is thought as a polarizing issue. use think we can find a compromise to have laws to protect the borders but also that respect in the brands. if you talk deportation and amnesty they are polarizing discussions but take the issue of immigration and having some kind of compromise of a cost to staying here has a consensus. this is not to say people are the arguments could be exploite
religion is important people see religious freedom is about practicing any religion. and is a strong driver of public opinion. people think the individual freedom of religion should be protected zero burma government was. it is central to how people view the values that guide them. looking specifically about issues that relate this to religious liberty, there is a majority to protect the rights individuals not only in terms of abortion, employment or same-sex couples but to protect their right...
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for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even if you look at what is called the emerging church, a lot of it is labeled in an open way. i still think people are spiritually hungry and i believe that the church will find a way to connect with these folks. >> it saved my life. the unaffiliated make up a quarter of the democratic party. whereas people who are faith based make up a third of the republican party and those are the white evangelicals of which you have had an association. are they growing larger from 8-20%? that is going to help the democratic party? >> well, i would say yes and no. in fact if you look at the republican party primaries in 2012,
for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even...
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it is a government who can not emphasize the religion. we're finally getting to that kind of an arrangement in the united states. >> you mentioned schools and i want to segue to that. i will try not to linger too long on any of these questions, but in terms of schools, there are people who say public schools are being scrubbed of religion and that is a major problem. then you have people arguing the opposite. is there a story that you wish you would see about schools today, about religion in school? dan mentioned a case about a charter school in a muslim community. you have had an explosion of parochial schools. in the district they are going to open a he grew speaking charter school next year. there are a lot of weight -- hebrew speaking charter school next year. there are a lot of ways the issues play out. >> i will turn from boring too provocative and maybe try to end kumbaya and talk about parental choice in education. i think that is on the march. one of the reasons is the acquired crossover appeal. if has become less of a partisan i
it is a government who can not emphasize the religion. we're finally getting to that kind of an arrangement in the united states. >> you mentioned schools and i want to segue to that. i will try not to linger too long on any of these questions, but in terms of schools, there are people who say public schools are being scrubbed of religion and that is a major problem. then you have people arguing the opposite. is there a story that you wish you would see about schools today, about religion...
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he's got romney's arms tied in the same way that the religion right has his arms tied on abortion rights, same-sex, the way the neo cons have his arms tied in terms of foreign policy. >> one question either the moderate or obama should ask, name one issue in which you plan to puck your party, one issue in which you plan to stand up to house republicans, one issue in which you don't plan to govern as a severe conservative as you described your record in massachusetts before you were describing your record as a bipartisan bridge builder. >> would he come out with a sister souljah moment on request? >> that could request. were you a severe conservative or are you the reaching over the aisle -- across the aisle kind of guy? which is it? but you've got to -- as i said before, you have to go at romney the person. it's not romney's policies because those don't really exist. it's romney the man that he's -- >> i agree. that's what i'm working tonight. let's take a look at the promise romney made at the debate last week about keeping his $5 trillion tax cut deficit -- new deficit neutral. no cost
he's got romney's arms tied in the same way that the religion right has his arms tied on abortion rights, same-sex, the way the neo cons have his arms tied in terms of foreign policy. >> one question either the moderate or obama should ask, name one issue in which you plan to puck your party, one issue in which you plan to stand up to house republicans, one issue in which you don't plan to govern as a severe conservative as you described your record in massachusetts before you were...
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choice in waiting until the end of the debate to pose a different series of question about abortion and religion. do you think that changed the tone at the end? >> i do and i think that was her attempt to take the thing in a slightly differentdirection. it was like a one-two punch. she asks them about catholicism and then turns that into an abortion question. which was really revealing and an excellent moment for biden. >> jennifer: i thought so too, and especially since that was the first time in the debate that they were able to address issues welltive to women. does this vice president debate fundamentally change the race? >> no, they never do. thing back to 1988 michael dukakis had a bad first debate and lloyd benson mopped the floor with dan quayle and we know how that race turned out. it is a 1-1 kind of tie for obama now. but it is going to change the outcome of the election, i would be very surprised. >> jennifer: all right. let's look at act 3. what is the most important thing the president needs to do. >> i would like to see him say a joke or something about his previous performance. i
choice in waiting until the end of the debate to pose a different series of question about abortion and religion. do you think that changed the tone at the end? >> i do and i think that was her attempt to take the thing in a slightly differentdirection. it was like a one-two punch. she asks them about catholicism and then turns that into an abortion question. which was really revealing and an excellent moment for biden. >> jennifer: i thought so too, and especially since that was...
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that to me is pretty extreme. >> vice-president biden. >> my religion... defines who i am. and i have been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it is particularly informed pie social doctrine. the catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves, people who need help. with regard to... with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a -- what we call a defeata doctrine. life begins at conception. that's my personal judgment. but i refuse to impose that on equally devout christian, muslims and jews and others, unlike my friend here, the congressman. i do not believe that... that we have a right to tell other people that -- women, they can't control their body. it's a decision between them and their director dr. . in my view and the supreme court. i am not going to interfere with that. with regard to the assault on the catholic church. let me make it absolutely clear, no religious institution, catholic or otherwise, including catholic social services, georgetown -- any hospital -- none has to either refer co
that to me is pretty extreme. >> vice-president biden. >> my religion... defines who i am. and i have been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it is particularly informed pie social doctrine. the catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves, people who need help. with regard to... with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a -- what we call a defeata doctrine. life begins at conception. that's my personal...
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but i think a lot of the policy they forget about their religion. >> even this campus only about 50 students showed up to watch the vice presidential debate. there were plenty of empty seats. >>> president obama watched the vice presidential debate on air force one as he was returning to washington from a campaign visit from florida. following the debate the president told reporters he thought joe biden was terrific and already called the vice president to congratulate him. mitt romney watched the debate at his hotel room in ashville, north carolina. the campaign spokesman said he called paul ryan immediately after the debate to congratulate him. on our website at ktvu.com we posted more video of last nights debate. look for the world and u.s. news tan right -- tab right on our front page. >>> time is 4:35. another debate is making headlines after southern california lawmakers nearly came to blows. video of the near altercation was posted on youtube. coming up at 4:45 what was dehind this heated exchange. >>> after a historic victory in cincinnati, the giants will play for a chance to go bac
but i think a lot of the policy they forget about their religion. >> even this campus only about 50 students showed up to watch the vice presidential debate. there were plenty of empty seats. >>> president obama watched the vice presidential debate on air force one as he was returning to washington from a campaign visit from florida. following the debate the president told reporters he thought joe biden was terrific and already called the vice president to congratulate him. mitt...
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the women until much later, and that's why we have laws that base medical issues on science, not on religion, so for me that's the perfectly correct answer to have on that topic. >> jennifer: i think it's an ambiguity that we will not resolve. >> yes. >> jennifer: i'm curious from your point of view you have this -- this effort to educate not just women but men, but a lot of times younger women do not realize that if they put someone like mitt romney in office that a supreme court -- the supreme court justice or two will end up being deciding votes on overturning rowe versus wade. is this comedy a way to reach those young people? >> i do. and what i have discovered especially in my live shows is when i talk about things and bring up a todd akin it's so surprising to me that people don't know who he is. there are 20% of the people that go that guy is real? and you go yes it's real. so they google it and then tell their friends. and then they go to your website, and find lady parts justice, and you get a lot of engagement going on and even using the word abortion safe legal, and necessary, bec
the women until much later, and that's why we have laws that base medical issues on science, not on religion, so for me that's the perfectly correct answer to have on that topic. >> jennifer: i think it's an ambiguity that we will not resolve. >> yes. >> jennifer: i'm curious from your point of view you have this -- this effort to educate not just women but men, but a lot of times younger women do not realize that if they put someone like mitt romney in office that a supreme...
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every religion has different things. it didn't really add up to history. so what is it that he doesn't want to bring out that might be seen as relevant by voters. >> it's not so much as what's seen by voter, but the way i look at the religion with mitt was that i wanted to know what does faith mean to a young boy growing up in the mormon church as opposed to maybe you, chris, in the catholic church. the answers were very interesting to me. some of it has to do with his mission and the mission experience, but a lot of it has to do with the family story about their own relationship with their great grandfather and that relationship to the united states of america. that story that mitt was fond of hearing how his family fought and came up by their it boot straps from real depredation and prjs prejudice in mexico. he didn't feel he could talk about it because it's about polygamy. >> let's look at a documentary exploring a side of mitt romney we don't hear often about, his family's mormon faith. let's watch how you handled it. >> the romneys had left the united
every religion has different things. it didn't really add up to history. so what is it that he doesn't want to bring out that might be seen as relevant by voters. >> it's not so much as what's seen by voter, but the way i look at the religion with mitt was that i wanted to know what does faith mean to a young boy growing up in the mormon church as opposed to maybe you, chris, in the catholic church. the answers were very interesting to me. some of it has to do with his mission and the...
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and in the rewrite tonight, another episode, one more episode of the politics of religion. this one is unlike any other one we've done before. this one includes an attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. >>> it's time to put the president, the congress, lawmakers across the united states on notice, we're not going to stand for this anymore. sign the bill of reproductive rights and pass it on. >> we first showed you that ad featuring meryl streep last night. it's part of the center for reproductive rights draw the line campaign. they want to get as many people as possible to sign the bill of reproductive rights, which states, we the people of the united states hereby assert the following as fundamental rights, the right to make our own decision about our reproductive future, free from in
and in the rewrite tonight, another episode, one more episode of the politics of religion. this one is unlike any other one we've done before. this one includes an attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8....
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, did you know political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners next to religion. so my thinking is that daters don't put it in the up-front advertising, on the online profile. but they suss it out by asking about gun control, abortion, et cetera, et cetera. >> right. okay, so what about families, marriages? we have like, you know, james carville and mary matalin. what about where they both were both parents, both people embrace different parties, does that happen a lot? and how do they resolve it? do they just live with it? >> well, it's really rare, actually. it's very rare. it's one of the most common things that marital couples share, of course, is political affiliation. and it's been suggested that if couples don't start talking about this in the dating phase of their relationship, that they could be entering a rocky road. it's tough. especially if the conservative just wants to get divorced after that fight and the liberal doesn't. there seem to be more divorces. but the big question people always ask, don, is if liberals are having all these abortions suppo
, did you know political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners next to religion. so my thinking is that daters don't put it in the up-front advertising, on the online profile. but they suss it out by asking about gun control, abortion, et cetera, et cetera. >> right. okay, so what about families, marriages? we have like, you know, james carville and mary matalin. what about where they both were both parents, both people embrace different parties, does that...
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we're going to look at politics of religion. can pastors make political pitches to their congregation without jeopardizing their church's tax exempt status? we'll see you then as well. >> look forward to it. thanks, randi. >> the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are aauto accused of severe lay buzing two children they adopted from ethiopia. police arrested douglas and kristen barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several fractures on the 18-month-old girl's head. they say they may have suffered a stroke and be permanently blind from her injuries. police say the 6-year-old boy appeared starved. the couple faces charges of assault and child endangerment. their attorney has not commented. >>> the pharmacy responsible for making the steroid blamed for spreading fungal meningitis has recalled all of its products now nationwide. the move comes as the cdc reports two more deaths from the disease bringing the total now to seven. take a look at this map. 64 cases of fungal meningitis
we're going to look at politics of religion. can pastors make political pitches to their congregation without jeopardizing their church's tax exempt status? we'll see you then as well. >> look forward to it. thanks, randi. >> the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are aauto accused of severe lay buzing two children they adopted from ethiopia. police arrested douglas and kristen barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several...
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but i think that a lot of the policies, they forget about their religion. >> biden's answer was well said. i think that is probably how most people, at least most people i know, they kind of view the idea of abortion. >> reporter: now, the political science professor said there was no major gaps or lines, but that they were well prepared. live in santa clara, california, i'm maureen naylor. >> many people join mitt romney as they watched the debate at his hotel in asheville, north carolina. romney was campaigning there earlier in the day and said he was certain that paul ryan would do great. president obama caught the first part of the debate on air force one. the president had been campaigning and fundraising in south florida. the president called his running mate earlier today wishing him good luck. >>> we have posted more videos. look for the news tab right on the front page. >> they will face off again next week in their own debate scheduled for next tuesday the 16th at 6:00 p.m. now, it is being held here at the university in new york and it will be a town hall meeting format. t
but i think that a lot of the policies, they forget about their religion. >> biden's answer was well said. i think that is probably how most people, at least most people i know, they kind of view the idea of abortion. >> reporter: now, the political science professor said there was no major gaps or lines, but that they were well prepared. live in santa clara, california, i'm maureen naylor. >> many people join mitt romney as they watched the debate at his hotel in asheville,...
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. -- of a bean. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose abortion
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is...
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but i think that a lot of the policies, they forget about their religion. >> biden's answer was well said. i think that is probably how most people, at least most people i know, they kind of view the idea of abortion. >> reporter: now, the political science professor said there was no major gaps or lines, but that they were well prepared. live in santa clara, california, i'm maureen naylor. >> many people join mitt romney as they watched the debate at his hotel in asheville, north carolina. romney was campaigning there earlier in the day and said he was certain that paul ryan would do great. president obama caught the first part of the debate on air force one. the president had been campaigning and fundraising in south florida. the president called his running mate earlier today wishing him good luck. >>> we have posted more videos. look for the news tab right on the front page. >> they will face off again next week in their own debate scheduled for next tuesday the 16th at 6:00 p.m. now, it is being held here at the university in new york and it will be a town hall meeting format. t
but i think that a lot of the policies, they forget about their religion. >> biden's answer was well said. i think that is probably how most people, at least most people i know, they kind of view the idea of abortion. >> reporter: now, the political science professor said there was no major gaps or lines, but that they were well prepared. live in santa clara, california, i'm maureen naylor. >> many people join mitt romney as they watched the debate at his hotel in asheville,...
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go long. >>> in tonight's rewrite, another episode of the politics of religion. no, i'm not going to tell you about another republican religious extremist. tonight, the kind that shoots little girls in the head because those girls want to go to school. that's all. they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to assassinate her on her school bus. the man who got on the bus and shot her and got away is, no doubt, very, very proud of himself tonight. his spokesman certainly is. yes, homicidal religious extremists have spokes menmen in pakistan. ehsanullah ehsan sent a letter to the media today defendi
go long. >>> in tonight's rewrite, another episode of the politics of religion. no, i'm not going to tell you about another republican religious extremist. tonight, the kind that shoots little girls in the head because those girls want to go to school. that's all. they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the...
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i did not realize religion played such a big part again to of the government, or should play any part of ventura the government. you can have your personal views, but as far as making choices for other people, i think that is wrong. and will probably be a the downfall of their campaign. >> for you, that question at the end about personal life and religion was an important one? >> yes, i was raised a catholic. it is your own choice. i would not make a choice for somebody else's medical condition or their choice of what they want to do with their life, especially not a choice about their own body. >> thank you for your call. cnn had a debate clock. they stopped at these numbers. 41 minutes for vice president by dan and 40 minutes 12 seconds for congressman paul ryan. let's hear next from betty from houston. turn down your tv volume, please. >> yes, thank you. i thought the debate is very good. yes or a democrat, and i found buys president biden was very clear. he was concise. he was a very factual. i did not feel that credibility with paul ryan. he seemed like he piggybacked on everythi
i did not realize religion played such a big part again to of the government, or should play any part of ventura the government. you can have your personal views, but as far as making choices for other people, i think that is wrong. and will probably be a the downfall of their campaign. >> for you, that question at the end about personal life and religion was an important one? >> yes, i was raised a catholic. it is your own choice. i would not make a choice for somebody else's...
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civil rights act was signed into law prohibiting all kinds of the discrimination based on race color religion or national origin but president lyndon johnson knew that wouldn't be enough to remedy more than three hundred years of racial subjugation and nine hundred sixty five he gave a speech at howard university on why affirmative action is necessary saying quote you do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying now you are free to go where you want to to do as you desire and choose the leaders you please you do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains liberate him bring him to the starting line of a race saying you are free to compete with all the others and still justly believe you have been completely fair this is the next and more profound stage of the battle for civil rights we see not just freedom but opportunity not just legal equity but human ability not just equality as a right and a theory but he equality as a fact and as a result. the same year president johnson signed executive order one one two four six and forcing affirmative action for the first time by requ
civil rights act was signed into law prohibiting all kinds of the discrimination based on race color religion or national origin but president lyndon johnson knew that wouldn't be enough to remedy more than three hundred years of racial subjugation and nine hundred sixty five he gave a speech at howard university on why affirmative action is necessary saying quote you do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying now you are free to go where you want to to do as you desire and choose the...